User:Anctrome3132020/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Gaius Calpurnius Piso (consul 67 BC)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I chose the article because I was looking for one about a specific person that was also a stub, so could use some additionaly information and organizing.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? The entire article is the Lead. The topic sentence describes Piso's role, but there is not other section than the Lead.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? There are no other sections than the Lead.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? The Lead is the entire article in this case.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The Lead is overly detailed since it needs to be whittled down and then additional content sections need to be put in place instead.

Lead evaluation
Overall, this article could use a condensed Lead and shortened Lead. This would be helpful if there were content areas so that the Lead was just an intro to the article rather than its entirety.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, the content is relevant to the person that the article is about.
 * Is the content up-to-date? I am not sure since I do not know much about the person and there is only one source used.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? I would imagine since there is not much content here yet.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? No, I don't think so.

Content evaluation
This articles requires content sections that are relevant to Piso's life and significance to Roman history. Right now there are no content sections, so this is an important task to do.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes, the article maintains a very neutral tone and perspective to the information.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No, there aren't many viewpoints represented at all in the article. So actually there is a lot that is underrepresented.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No, it mainly gives biographical details about Piso's life.

Tone and balance evaluation
The tone is neutral and good for Wikipedia. It feels like an encyclopedia entry.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? There is only one source for all of the information, but the source is given.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? No, there is only one source and it is not very accessible.
 * Are the sources current? The only source is an older source, so not much current information.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? No and no. The only source seems to be from Ancient Roman writings and do not include historically marginalized individuals.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Unfortunately, there are no functional links since the source is to a text. So it is difficult to access the article's source.

Sources and references evaluation
There is only one source that is not very accessible online. It would be important to find and add additional sources that are easy to access from the internet so that other users and interested people can easier access the sourced materials.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes. The information is dense and broad, so it could definitely use some narrowing and additional sectioning. But overall, it is easy enough to understand.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No errors.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Not at all. There is no organization to the article since it is mainly just one large paragraph with information about Piso.

Organization evaluation
There is no organization since there is only the Lead section and no content areas. This article requires additional information and organizing so that it does not remain a Stub.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No.
 * Are images well-captioned? N/A
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? N/A
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? N/A

Images and media evaluation
This article lacks media and needs some additional media and captions, if possible.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? No conversations.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated as a Stub and Start Class, and also as Low Importance.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We haven't talked about this figure yet.

Talk page evaluation
Not many people seem to be working on this page, as it is low-importance, so there is no activity on the talk page.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? It is in its infancy and seems to be about a fringe character in Roman history, so of less importance to the public.
 * What are the article's strengths? The article, although short, still provides a lot of biographical information for Piso's history and could give someone a start to understand who he was.
 * How can the article be improved? More information and more sources would be a wonderful development. Then some additional organization and images if possible.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is underdeveloped with lots of potential for more development.

Overall evaluation
Overall, this article gives a brief background into who Piso is. Unfortunately, there are no additional sections or many sources to go look into from the page itself. Adding sections, organizations, sources, and media would help make the article more complete in the future, if possible.

Optional activity

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 * Link to feedback: What would be some important content areas to add about Piso's life and relevance?